Corporate leaders, GOP battle over election laws
Demonstators at the Georgia State Capitol (Reuters)
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Republicans found themselves in a showdown this week with Coca-Cola, Major League Baseball, and other corporations whoâve taken a stand against Georgiaâs controversial new voting law, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accusing them of caving to âfar-left mobsâ and warning them to âstay out of politics.â Major League Baseball sent shock waves through Georgia last week when it pulled the All-Star Game from Atlanta to protest the sweeping new law, which requires ID for absentee voting, restricts drop boxes, outlaws third parties from giving food or water to voters in polling lines, and gives the Republican-controlled legislature more authority to intervene in elections. The league âfundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans,â said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, who faced strong pressure from players and civil r
Updated: Apr 8 2021, 11:54 ET
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FORMER Fox News host Eric Bolling stormed off during a BBC News debate about Georgia s new voting laws after another guest said he was lying about his concern for black communities to make a point.
The heated incident unfolded during a Wednesday night broadcast of BBC Newsnight, during which Bolling was joined by political commentator Aisha Mills to discuss businesses speaking out against the controversial laws.
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The heated incident unfolded during a Wednesday night broadcast of BBC NewsnightCredit: BBC Newsnight
During an exchange about Major League Baseball s decision to move its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Colorado amid the fallout, Bolling said the move would adversely hurt minorities and minority business in the Georgia city.
I should have never been arrested in the first place | Georgia lawmaker speaks on dropped charges after her arrest during voting bill protest
She was arrested March 25 after she knocked on the door to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s office just before signing the bill into law. Author: LaPorsche Thomas, Associated Press Published: 9:56 AM EDT April 8, 2021 Updated: 11:42 AM EDT April 8, 2021
ATLANTA A local lawmaker who was arrested during a protest spoke out about the Fulton County district attorney s decision to dismiss the charges Thursday around 10 a.m. at the Georgia State Capitol on Washington Street.
Rep. Park Cannon, a Democrat from Atlanta, was taken into custody on March 25 after she knocked on the door to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s office while he was on live television speaking about the voting bill he had just signed into law.